Dame Sarah Connolly, Miah Persson, & Claire Booth Headline Boston Philharmonic’s 2024-25 Season

(Photo credit: Pledger, Arnstein,& Choy) Boston Philharmonic has released the details of its 46th season. This article only features vocal performances. Performances are led by Boston Philharmonic’s Founder and Conductor Benjamin Zander. The Radcliffe Choral Society will be featured in a performance of Holst’s “The Planets.” Performance Date: November 17, 2024 Soprano Claire Booth performs Strauss’ “Four Last Songs” and {…}

Jul 15, 2024

Britten Pears Arts Announces Autumn 2024 Season

(Photo credit: Richard Hubert Smith) Britten Pears Arts has released the details of its Autumn 2024 season. Only opera and vocal events are included in this article. Singers and instrumentalists from the Composition and Performance course present Schoenberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire” in a masterclass led by soprano Claire Booth and conductor Jonathan Berman. Performance Date: September 17, 2024 (Peter Pears Recital {…}

Apr 4, 2024

Jakub Józef Orliński, Alice Coote, Malin Byström, Dame Sarah Connolly & Anne Sofie von Otter Lead Wigmore Hall’s 2024-25 Season

Wigmore Hall has announced its 2024-25 season from September to December. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Jakub Józef Orliński and il Pomo d’Oro open the season with Beyoind. Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2024 Véronique Gens, Fleur Barron, Laurence Kilsby, Stéphane Degout, Susan Manoff, and Julius Drake perform a Faure song gala. Performance Date: Sept. 13, 2024 Laurence {…}

Dec 22, 2023

Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts Announces 2024 Season

The 75th Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts has been announced featuring chamber, orchestral and vocal concerts. Here is a look at the vocal events. Gweneth Ann Rand, Simon Lepper, and Rachel Jones perform Messiaen’s “Harawi – Chant d’amour et de mort.” Performance Date: June 8, 2024 Rt Revd Martin Seeley, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich preacher, Aldeburgh {…}

Jun 13, 2023

Sinfónica de Galicia Announces 2023-24 Season

The Sinfónica de Galicia has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the vocal performances. Carlos Mena and Javier Fajardo will lead a Schubert and Brahms program which will be conducted by Lucas Macías. Performance Date: Oct. 13, 2023 Javier Franco performs Duran alongside conductor Víctor Pablo Pérez. The program also includes Schumann’s Symphony No. 3. Performance Date: Nov. 23, 2023 {…}

Jul 22, 2022

Peter Brathwaite, Nicky Spence, & Fleur Barron Among Stars Featured in Britten Pears Arts Fall 2022 Lineup

Britten Pears Arts has announced its Autumn 2022 season that includes “The Blue Woman,” a new opera by Laura Bowler and Laura Lomas, a new production of “The Rape of Lucretia,” and Britten song cycles performed by opera stars. Here’s the lineup. Composer Laura Bowler and librettist Laura Lomas’ new opera, “The Blue Woman,” explores the aftermath of sexual violence, {…}

Oct 20, 2020

Claire Booth Stars in Welsh National Opera’s Film Version of ‘La Voix Humaine’

The Welsh National Opera is set to unveil a new filmed version of “La Voix Humaine” on Oct. 25, 2020, as part of its celebration of World Opera Day. The production stars Claire Booth in the lone role. The film is conceived as an intimate Zoom party during which she receives a call from her lover, who is intent on {…}

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